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Is the "Most people are sheep" video genuine?

On August 30, 2016, Anonymous posted a "quite disturbing" video of a young woman caving in to herd behavior by standing up whenever a random beep was heard in the waiting area of an eye exam office ("Xenia eye clinic"). The video went viral on…
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Does this video show a very localised rain shower falling on one spot?

This video has been doing the rounds* for the past couple of weeks, claiming it's a very local rain shower. I find it hard to believe. A broken water mains or a geyser seems more likely. But the video perspective is not that you can say 'obviously…
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Is this video of harassment in an elevator staged?

The Huffington Post has reported on a video showing a man sexually harassing a woman and then getting beat up by her: http://m.huffpost.com/au/entry/9792076 It looks fake. For example the harasser tries to grab her breast by reaching over her…
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Is this video of a Muslim cleric denying heliocentrism authentic?

I recently found this video, which purports to show the Muslim cleric Bandar al-Khaibari denying heliocentrism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Jp_XCvVto I am skeptical that the person depicted in the video is actually displaying such an…
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Is this video of a man pouring boiling water on himself real?

He calls it the "Boiling Water Challenge". Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev-E6F1g3NE If it is real, what condition is this man in now? I would guess that he'd be lucky to be alive.
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Did NIST edit WTC building 7 footage?

According to Paul Joseph Watson in this article, NIST, or some other government entity, edited footage of WTC building 7. I'm not convinced of most of the claims, but the video which is in question is clearly edited. One frame, the penthouse on…
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What was this 2021 "Nessie" sighting showing?

A couple of days ago, a Scottish tabloid reported that a man managed to capture Nessie on a video captured by a drone that was recording his kayaking adventures. In the original video on Youtube, now removed by its creator, there seems to be some…
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Are the Biden vs. Biden debate videos fake?

Several viral videos appeared recently, which depict Joe Biden debating "himself", by showing him having the completely opposite stance about an issue in different speeches, including memes about how the best opponent of Joe Biden is Joe Biden…
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Is this accident footage authentic?

This video about texting and driving shows footage of a car crash. Many posters on YouTube claim that it is "obvious" that the crash is fake. It is not obvious to me either way. Is this footage from an actual crash?
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Was this video of a home made phone charger faked?

A friend of mine recently shared this video on his timeline about turning a cellphone charger into a wireless charger. I am certain that this video is wrong, but I don't know how to eloquently convince him of it; he is also not an engineer, but he…
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Did the Red Cross cure 154 Malaria cases with MMS within 48 hours?

The following YouTube video: Proof the Red Cross Cured 154 Malaria Cases with MMS finally proves that the Red Cross did a field test showing malaria was cured using MMS (sodium chlorite + activating acid producing chlorine dioxide) with a 100%…
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Is the Chelmsford England / "Hawaii" UFO Lights sighting video faked?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSKsma0mFw Video is being passed around as a UFO or "Mystical Light" sighting over Chelmsford, UK, or in some cases "Hawaii". Are the lights special effects added in post production or faked in other ways?
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Were the responses in the "Can you name a country" video staged?

I recently watched a video from Jimmy Kimmel where he would send his team on the street asking people if they could name / place a single country on a map. Obviously it didn't go well. Is there any evidence that the responses in the segment are…
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Did CNN broadcast this "fake news" in 1990?

I came across this footage on youtube. It shows CNN anchor Charles Jaco broadcasting what seems to be a fake news story about the 1990 gulf war, using a stage, fake palms, fake sounds, etc. This article also claims that these were fake news, used…
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Is this a video from the Tsar bomb?

You can find several videos showing the detonation of the Tsar bomb, a Soviet nuclear weapon (strongest ever tested). Most of them are bad quality and look very old. But also you can find this video: World's Most Powerful Neclear Bomb - Tsar Bomba -…
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